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Aktina Stathaki (Greece)

Aktina Stathaki (Greece)

Aktina Stathaki graduated with honors from the National Theater of Greece where she worked with some of the country's most respected directors (Livathinos, Koniordou, Milivojevic). She holds a PhD in theater studies from the University of Toronto with a focus on contemporary South African theater. After moving to New York in 2010, she founded Between the Seas, the first festival in North America on contemporary performance from the Mediterranean. aktinastathaki.com | betweentheseasfestival.org

Interview: the Arab-Hebrew Theater of Jaffa

On the occasion of their USA premiere of EYES, a theatrical-musical journey based on the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, this weekend at Between the Seas Festival, we are discussing with Lily Ovadiah, member of the Jaffa Theater – The Arab-Hebrew Theatre Center.
July 27, 2013

In Performance: Redshift (NYC)

A Liontamer. A Host. A Supervisor. A Minutes-Taker. A Queen. Born out of the world of the circus REDSHIFT is a dark and sadistic story of a parasitosis in all of its stages. From the infection and incubation to the hatching and
July 20, 2013

Interview: JACKIE by Elfriede Jelinek (NYC)

It is rare that NYC audiences get a chance to experience the intricate, idiosyncratic writing of Austrian Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek – best known from M. Haneke’s film The Piano Teacher. This March the Women’s Project Theater is bringing the
February 18, 2013

First Person: Alarme (Athens, Greece)

Alarme, currently playing in the historic Attis Theater in Athens, is a devised performance inspired by the correspondence between Queen Elizabeth and Mary Stuart. It is “a highly visual creation of artistic virtuosity, a sarcastic look at power”, according to the
November 13, 2012

Interview: Lina Abiad (Beirut, Lebanon)

A couple of weeks ago, acclaimed Lebanese director Lina Abiad was in New York City to present her new work I.D. as part of Between the Seas Festival of Mediterranean Performing Arts. Written by Amahl Khouri, I.D. is a one-woman show dealing
September 12, 2012

Featured: The Athens-Epidaurus Festival (Greece)

The Athens-Epidaurus Festival in Greece, founded in 1955, has grown into a major cultural force in Europe since 2006 when the visionary Artistic Director Yorgos Loukos took the leadership ( a good overview of the festival’s history is available here). Loukos has
August 3, 2012

Support Between the Seas Festival!

Hello all! I’d like to bring to your attention the fundraising campaign for Between the Seas Festival on Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1564706672/between-the-seas-festival I hope you will consider showing your support by making a donation or by helping us to spread the word as far
May 10, 2012

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